COMPETITOR INFORMATION GUIDE

COMPETITOR INFORMATION GUIDE

Index 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 Competitor Registration Gear Transport Sponsor s Advertising Wristbands Competitor Relations Prologue Start Times Club Refuelling Option Race Day 1 & 2 Medical Information Compassionate Time Signing Off Results Fire Reporting Facilities at Finke Checkpoint Presentation Catering at Finke Map 1 NQX Freight Systems Location Competitor Registration Location Scrutineering Location Map 2 Start/Finish Line Setup Map 3 Race Track Map 4 Club Fuel Stop Layout Quick Reference Timetable Prologue Saturday 11.06.2011 6:30 am Driver s Sign On 7:15 am Driver s Briefing 8:30 am Car Prologue Starts 9:15 am Rider s Sign On 10:00 am Rider s Briefing 11:30 am Bike Prologue Starts Race Day 1 Sunday 12.06.2011 5:30 am Driver s Sign On 6:00 am Driver s Briefing 7:30 am Cars Start 9:30 am Rider s Sign On 10:30 am Rider s Briefing 11:30 am Bikes Start Race Day 2 Monday 13.06.2011 5:30 am Driver s Sign On 6:30 am Driver s Briefing 7:30 am Cars Start 9:30 am Rider s Sign On 10:30 am Rider s Briefing 11:30 am Bikes Start 1

COMPETITOR GUIDE Competitor Registration Competitor registration is at 23 George Cres. Registration is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm from Monday 7th to Thursday 10th June (next to Desert Edge Motorcycles, see Map 1) Competitor registration is where you sign on for the event and collect your competitor pack which includes passes, information and general items needed to race in Finke (i.e. wristbands, Tatts Group stickers). Your MA/CAMS licences and ambulance cover is also checked. Sponsor s Advertising The supplementary regulations require you to leave spaces for Tatts Group advertising. These stickers are in your competitor pack. Please ensure they are placed in the correct positions, otherwise you will not pass scrutineering. Bikes: 20cm(w) by 8cm(h) sticker on front numberplate and 10cm(w) by 10cm(h) stickers on each side of the fuel tank or radiator. Cars: 30cm(w) by 30cm(h) sticker to be placed on the front bonnet and each side of front door area. Scrutineering Scrutineering is held on Friday 10th June at Blatherskite Park Showgrounds (see Map 1) from 5pm to 9pm and is compulsory for all competitors. Wristbands Your wristband is your pass through all gates. You must keep the wristband on from Friday night until after Presentation. If you loose it for any reason, please see Kelsey Rodda at the Start Line or Nina at Finke. Gear Transport If you selected and paid for the transport of gear to fuel stops and/or Finke checkpoint, there is a transport ticket in your competitor pack. Minimal spares (i.e. goggles, tubes, spark plugs, tyres etc.) will be transported to track fuel stops. Minimal (at the discretion of the transporter) spares, swag/tents and personal effects will be transported to Finke checkpoint. All items must be labelled with your competitor number. Gear needs to be delivered to NQX Freight Systems, Ghan Road, Alice Springs (see map 1) between the hours of 10am and 3.00pm on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June. 2

Competitor Relations If you or your crew have any questions or queries over the weekend of the race, please see an official in the Competitor Relations office at the Start/Finish Line. This is located on the spectator side of the track (see map 2). If you have a question or query at Finke, please see an official at the checkpoint next to the finish line. Prologue Start Times All vehicles (cars and bikes) will be fitted with transponders for the timing of Prologue. As such, specific start times will not be advised. Your start time is triggered by your individual transponder, and your finish time is also triggered as a unique reading. Bikes: Bikes classes will be run in reverse order. We will start with Class 10 and run back to Class 1. They will also run in reverse number order with in each class e.g Bike 799 to 701. Cars: Car classes will be run as advised in Further Regulations. This order is determined by a CAMS appointed committee. Race Day 1 & 2 - Lining Up to Start Please line up in your starting positions immediately after Driver/Riders Briefing. Club Refuelling Option If you have selected and paid for the Fuel option on your entry form, you will receive an orange tag to attach to the front of your bike. Four stoke fuel will be available for you at the following areas (see map 3): Fuel Stop 1-65 kms approx. Fuel Stop 2-116 kms approx. Fuel Stop 3-179 kms approx. Finke Checkpoint - 226 kms When you reach the checkpoint, the following procedure will take place: 1. Line up at the first available pump. 2. Turn off your ignition. 3. Undo your fuel cap. 4. At this time the pump will be handed to you. Like petrol station bowsers, there is a cut off trigger. Once tank is full, it will automati cally cut out. 5. Refit fuel cap. 6. Start engine. Each fuel stop will be set up in a similar manner. Refueling at Finke Check Point will take place between 4.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Race Day 1 Sunday. See Map 4 for Fuel Stop Setup 3

Medical Information Medical Centres There are numerous Medical Centres in Alice Springs; however, the Alice Springs Hospital is the only 24 hour centre. Alice Springs Hospital is located on Gap Road. The Pharmacy in Yeperenye Shopping Centre is opened from 7.00am to 7.00pm daily. This building is located on Hartley Street. Medical Treatment for Competitors St. John Ambulance is in attendance at all check points, the Start/Finish Line, Alice Springs and Finke. In addition to these facilities, medical evacuations can be arranged via Medivac Helicopter Service and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. All patients that are evacuated during race time, either by road or by air, will be taken to Alice Springs Hospital. Should family or friends wish to check on the condition of a patient, they should phone the Alice Springs hospital on 08 8951 7777. Compassionate Time Compassionate time is given to competitors who stop to help another rider or driver, or stop to report an accident or injury. If you want to claim compassionate time, you must report to the Clerk of Course immediately after arriving in Finke or Alice Springs. Refer to the Supplementary Regulations for cut off times for claiming compassionate time. We are unable to adjust start times on Race Day 2 after 6.00 pm on Race Day 1. Signing Off If for any reason you have to pull out of the event, it is your responsibility to notify an Official. They will need a clear indication of what you intend to do so that they can notify your crew. Remember, we can only pass on the information that you give us. Results Scoreboards will display start, checkpoint and finish times at the Alice Springs Start/Finish Line next to the competitor relations office. Results for Race Day 1 and start times for Race Day 2 will be available at Finke Checkpoint. Some copies of the results from Day 1 will be available at the catering tent. Should you have any queries about results, while at Finke, please direct them to Nina at Finke Checkpoint. The results will also be constantly updated on the event s official website: www.finkedesertrace.com.au 4

Fire Reporting Should you observe an unattended fire that you think may be dangerous, please report it to the nearest officials. For Car competitors, please report via the UHF radio system, to Race Control. Facilities at Finke Checkpoint Facilities at Finke Checkpoint are extremely limited. There are toilets located in the camp area but no showers are available. The Finke General Store is open for business on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There are basic food supplies and Opal unleaded and diesel fuel available. Remember, road rules apply whilst at Finke Community and Police officers will be in attendance. Presentation Class Winners: The first place-getters in each class will be given the opportunity to speak. Presentation is run to a very tight schedule and there is not enough time for all podium achievers to speak. Outright Winners: First, second and third outright in Cars and Bikes will be given the opportunity to thank their sponsors. Finishers: The competitors who have completed the whole event, within the given daily time limit on both Race Day 1 and Race Day 2 are entitled to receive a Survivor s Spike. Catering at Finke If you selected and paid for club catering at Finke, you will have two (2) catering passes in your competitor pack. One is for dinner on Sunday night and the other is for breakfast on Monday morning. Your passes need to be given to the officials in the catering tent to receive your meal. The catering tent will be located in the campground area at Finke, not the checkpoint. Dinner on Sunday will be served between 6.00pm and 9.00pm. Breakfast on Monday morning will be bacon and eggs and served between 5.00am and 9.00am. Tea and coffee will be available as well and a small selection of fruit and biscuits. 5

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Darwin 1489 km Map 1 7 Ghan Smith Elder Street Milner Road 6 Larapinta Larapinta Road INSET 5 George Drive Street Cr 4 STUART HWY Stott Anzac Hill Wills Tce 62 61 Drive Todd Street 3 RIVER TODD Tce HIGHWAY Smith St 5 SEE INSET 8 RIVER Undoolya Road Stott Terrace Alice Springs Desert Park MacDonnell Brad shaw Drive Heavitree Gap Gap STUART Road TODD 9 Stephens Golf Course Barrett Drive Road Mt Johns Valley Ranges N 10 Blatherskite Park ROSS 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 metres TODD Ilparpa Road Blatherskite Range 2011 TATTERSALL S FINKE DESERT RACE ALICE SPRINGS 61 TODD MALL 2 POST OFFICE Proudly sponsored by Northern Territory Government C Northern Territory of Australia, 2011 3 TOURIST INFORMATION 4 COMPETITOR REGISTRATION 5 RAILWAY STATION COMPETITOR GEAR DROP-OFF 6 NQX FREIGHT SYSTEM 7 FINKE DESERT RACE INC. (OFFICE) 8 HOSPITAL 9 LASSETERS CASINO & CONVENTION CENTRE 10 BLATHERSKITE PARK (SCRUTINEERING) NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT 11 HALL OF FAME 12 FINKE DESERT RACE START / FINISH LINE 13 AIRPORT Central Australia Railway Adelaide 1533 km Uluru 466 km 11 Yirara College Old Ghan Railway STUART 12 STUART HIGHWAY Norris Bell Av. HIGHWAY FINKE DESERT RACE START/FINISH AREA Pioneer Park Racecourse Finke Old South Road (Unsealed) RIVER Colonel Rose Drive Alice Springs Airport HIGHWAY Ross River 79 km 13 7

Fence Map 2 - Start/Finish Line Setup 2011 TATTERSALL S FINKE DESERT RACE START/FINISH LINE ALICE SPRINGS To Alice Springs Approx. 10km HIGHWAY Proudly sponsored by Northern Territory Government C Northern Territory of Australia, 2011 PUBLIC BUS PICKUP/DROP OFF POINT Disused Railway N STUART GATE 2 To Adelaide & Ayers Rock OFFICIALS ACCESS ONLY BIKE CREW PARKING ONLY MAIN ENTRANCE GATE 1 CAR COMPETITOR PARKING BIKE COMPETITORS ONLY Fence SERVICE ROAD ONLY Fence APPROVED CAR CREW ONLY FIRST AID PROLOGUE TRACK VIEWING AREA - SPECTATOR VEHICLE ACCESS OFFICIALS CARPARK TOILETS DISABLED PARKING PUBLIC ENTRANCE PUBLIC CAR PARK CATERING & MERCHANDISE STEWARDS OFFICE GIANT SCREEN OFFICIALS & VOLUNTEERS RACE CONTROL Double Fence Fence COMPETITOR & EVENT INFORMATION START/FINISH LINE MEDIA CENTRE (RESTRICTED ACCESS) ABC RADIO TATOR SPECTATOR AREA MOUND Fence CHICANE COMMENTARY TOWER Finke Desert Race Track GRAND STANDS SPEC VIP MARQUEE MAP NOT TO SCALE To Finke 8

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River Map 3 - Race Track Proudly sponsored by Northern Territory Government C Northern Territory of Australia, 2011 To Darwin Ranges Arltunga TANAMI LARAPINTA MacDonnell DRIVE ROAD START / FINISH HIGHWAY ALICE SPRINGS ROSS Todd River EWANINGA CHECK POINT 27 KM HIGHWAY Ross River Road Closure Notice Road Closure has been approved by the Department of Lands & Planning From 0600 to 1800 hours on Sunday 12th June 2011 and from 0600 to 1800 hours on Monday 13th June 2011 for the running of the 2011 Tattersall s Finke Desert Race To Adelaide Hugh STUART Stuart s Well HUGH ALICE SPRINGS START/FINISH EWANINGA RIVER STOCK River ROUTE RACE Maryvale Santa Teresa FUEL STOP 1-65 KM DEEP WELL CHECK POINT 68 KM RODINGA CHECK POINT 98 KM FUEL STOP 2-116 KM DETAILS OF THE ROAD CLOSURE ARE: Maryvale Road south of Deep Well intersection to Rodinga Ruins. and Ghan Heritage Road south of Rodinga Ruins to Aputula Community (Finke) For enquiries contact the Finke Desert Race Office on 0889528886 MARYVALE RODINGA ALICE CREEK - 128 KM ULURU ERLDUNDA Chamber s Pillar BUNDOOMA (WATER TANK) CHECK POINT 140 KM TRACK FINKE KULGERA Locality map Finke 2011 Tattersall s Finke Desert Race Track Map ENGOORDINA 163 KM MT SQUIRES CHECK POINT 179 KM FUEL STOP 3 RUMBALARA 195 KM Simpson Desert MAP NOT TO SCALE ALL MEASUREMENTS FROM THE NEW START LINE AS AT 2006 To Stuart Highway FINKE 226 KM 10

Map 4 - Club Fuel Stop Layout Fuel Stop Number Sign - Located 200 Meters Race Track Fire Extinguisher 44 Gallon Drums Rest Area Fuel Storage 2 Stroke Fuel 11

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